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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: OnePlus 8 , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.55", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.39", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Fluid AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.55" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 103.6 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.7% 85.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF - 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
General specs Release date 2020, April 14 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 180 g 173 g
Colors Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver Transparent Black
Battery 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 700 EUR 530 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB
Reasons to buy Mi 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP